I’m using a light box (10,000 lux) for 30 minutes at 7:30 each morning for depression and to help me get up at a...
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I'm using a light box (10,000 lux) for 30 minutes at 7:30 each morning for depression and to help me get up...
How do the lights work?
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How do the lights work?
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Scientists are still investigating the precise mechanism that makes light therapy effective. Thus far, we believe that bright...
I started using a 10,000 lux light box last fall with dramatically positive results. …
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I started using a 10,000 lux light box last fall with dramatically positive results. Because I felt better during the winter with...
I am confused. A recent q&a item said that color temperature and spectral output matter. I understood your previous answers to suggest they did...
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I am confused. A recent Ask the Experts answer said that color temperature and spectral output matter. I understood your previous answers...
In the question on “the mechanism of action of the agitation side effect,” one of your suggestions was to try light later in the...
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In the question on "the mechanism of action of the agitation side effect," one of your suggestions was to try light later...
If I buy a small light box with less lux output, is it simple math to adjust my sessions — for example, half the...
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If I buy a small light box with less lux output, is it simple math to adjust my sessions -- for example,...
My daughter has been diagnosed with SAD and has purchased a light box which is helping her with waking and sleeping. She is 22...
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My daughter has been diagnosed with SAD and has purchased a light box which is helping her with waking and sleeping. She...
I have recently been diagnosed with SAD and am about to purchase a light box. Both Medicaid and Medicare have refused to contribute toward...
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I have recently been diagnosed with SAD and am about to purchase a light box. Both Medicaid and Medicare have refused to...
My husband has been diagnosed with SAD. His doctor told us it is okay to purchase a light box for therapy. He has some...
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My husband has been diagnosed with SAD. His doctor told us it is okay to purchase a light box for therapy. He...
I’ve noticed that light therapy boxes (LTB’s) have uses for SAD, but I have heard that they can be effective with insomnia.
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I've noticed that light therapy boxes (LTB's) have uses for SAD, but I have heard that they can be effective with insomnia....